This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

Changsun Chong was completely bewildered, not understanding why such a small matter had involved Cheng Jun and escalated to this point.

He couldn't help but ask:

"Can Prefect Wei sue?"

He suddenly had a feeling that if Cheng Jun continued like this, he might end up in jail.

He even suspected that things might go wrong, and he might end up on death row!

Seeing Changsun Chong's gaze, Wei Yaoguang pondered and said:

“According to the laws of our Great Tang Dynasty, if you nearly injured someone while riding your horse in Pingkang Ward, and someone saw it, they can report it to the authorities.”

"However, no one has ever filed a lawsuit like this before."

He couldn't help but glance at Cheng Jun, wanting to say a few words of advice, but when the words reached his lips, he suddenly felt uneasy and decisively shut his mouth.

Cheng Jun solemnly said:

"Then let's proceed according to the law. Magistrate Wei, please take your seat in court."

Wei Yaoguang waved his hand and said, "Come with me."

He led the two men toward the courtroom, where they encountered the county magistrate of Wannian County, and said:

"Prepare yourselves, we are about to begin court."

The county magistrate of Wannian County responded with a "yes," and then looked at Cheng Jun and Changsun Chong, who were following behind Wei Yaoguang.

He recognized Cheng Jun, but the other person looked unfamiliar.

After turning his gaze away, the magistrate of Wannian County ran to the yamen runners' quarters and notified the head yamen runner to bring his men to the court.

Soon, in the courtroom, the head constable led five constables, who stood on either side.

Cheng Jun and Changsun Chong stood in the middle of the courtroom.

The county magistrate of Wannian followed Wei Yaoguang to the desk at the top. After Wei Yaoguang sat down, he sat down to the side, dipped his brush in ink, and prepared to take notes.

Wei Yaoguang sat down, tapped the gavel, and looked down to ask:

"Who is in the hall!"

The county magistrate of Wannian looked at the boy standing next to Cheng Jun.

"The Minister of Personnel, Changsun Wuji's son, Changsun Chong!"

Upon hearing the young man identify himself, the county magistrate of Wannian County immediately stopped writing.

The son of the Minister of Personnel?

Are you kidding me? You dare to arrest this person?

You don't want a career in politics anymore?!

Just then, a voice sounded beside the boy:

"And me, Cheng Jun, son of Duke Su, Cheng Yaojin, and Imperial Censor!"

Wei Yaoguang turned his head and glanced at the county magistrate of Wannian County, and said, "It's recorded."

The county magistrate of Wannian County swallowed hard.

It's like gods are fighting; neither side can afford to mess with the other.

He had no choice but to write it down first.

Wei Yaoguang asked in a deep voice, "Who is the plaintiff, and who is the defendant?"

Cheng Jun said, "The plaintiff is Cheng Jun, and the person who was informed is Changsun Chong."

Wei Yaoguang asked, "What are you suing him about?"

Cheng Jun said, "I am reporting that Changsun Chong nearly hit someone while riding his horse in Pingkangfang."

Wei Yaoguang nodded slightly, glanced at the county magistrate of Wannian, and seeing the man sweating profusely as he kept records, then asked Changsun Chong:

"Changsun Chong, do you choose fifty strokes of the cane or a fine of five catties of copper?"

Changsun Chong decisively said, "I'll pay!"

One jin of copper is worth 160 wen, so a fine of five jin of copper is worth 800 wen.

When his own father presented a knife to the emperor, he was fined forty catties of copper, which he handed over without batting an eye.

My own eight hundred coins are nothing compared to this.

Changsun Chong took out his money pouch, pinched out a small silver ingot, walked forward, and placed it on the desk in front of Wei Yaoguang.

She then stepped back to Cheng Jun's side, turned to look at him, and asked:

"Imperial Censor Cheng, is this alright?"

Cheng Jun nodded slightly and said, "That's fine, you can go back now."

Changsun Chong secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately strode out.

After he left, Wei Yaoguang waved his hand, signaling the county magistrate and his yamen runners to leave.

He then walked over to Cheng Jun and said in a strange tone:

"Imperial Censor Cheng, how could you let him go so easily?"

Cheng Jun pointed to the fine on the desk and said, "They've already paid, what can I do?"

But something's not right... Wei Yaoguang thought to himself.

In his view, Cheng Jun's heart was not with Changsun Chong, but with Changsun Wuji's father.

Therefore, Cheng Jun should detain Changsun Chong until Changsun Wuji arrives.

But now, before Changsun Wuji has even arrived, he has already let Changsun Chong go.

This doesn't make sense...

Wei Yaoguang became more and more confused the more he thought about it.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded outside the courtroom.

Immediately afterward, Changsun Chong stormed in.

Wei Yaoguang stared at him in astonishment. How dare this kid come back?

The next second, Changsun Chong's roar echoed throughout the courtroom:

"Imperial Censor Cheng, where is my horse? Where did you take my horse?!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Yaoguang suddenly understood; now it made sense...

I knew it! How could Cheng Jun let Changsun Chong go before Changsun Wuji arrived?

So that's why he detained Changsun Chong's horse—he was waiting here!

Cheng Jun remained calm, looking at the furious Changsun Chong, and said:

"Didn't you see it when you went out?"

Changsun Chong said excitedly, "If I see it, will I come back?"

Cheng Jun pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps my eldest brother and my second brother didn't come along."

Changsun Chong opened his eyes wide and asked, "What do you mean they didn't come? Where did they go?"

Cheng Jun said, "I'm going home."

Changsun Chong asked incredulously, "On what right do they take my horse back to your Cheng family?"

Cheng Jun said seriously, "It could be my eldest brother or my second brother who suddenly had diarrhea and couldn't hold it in, so they ran home. That makes sense, right?"

He turned to look at Wei Yaoguang.

Wei Yaoguang praised, "That makes perfect sense!"

Changsun Chong's face flushed with anger. He pointed at Wei Yaoguang, then at Cheng Jun, "You, you..."

He wanted to curse, but considering Cheng Jun's status, he had to swallow back the profanities and shouted angrily, "I don't care, I just want my horse!"

"Otherwise, I will sue your Cheng family for stealing horses!"

After saying that, he looked at Wei Yaoguang and said, "Prefect Wei, if Censor Cheng can sue me, I can sue him too, right? I'm going to sue him!"

Wei Yaoguang shook his head and said, "No."

Changsun Chong opened his eyes wide and said, "Why can he do it, but I can't?"

Wei Yaoguang explained, "Although you are the son of the Minister of Personnel, you are ultimately without any official position. For someone without any official position to sue the Palace Attendant Censor is called a commoner suing an official!"

Changsun Chong shouted, "Don't think I haven't read the Tang Code. It's not illegal for a citizen to sue an official!"

Wei Yaoguang said in a deep voice: "It is not illegal for the people to sue the government, but the people must appeal to the next level of government."

"In other words, you can file a complaint wherever you want."

Wei Yaoguang pointed at Cheng Jun and said, "You accused Imperial Censor Cheng's brother of taking your horse back. According to the regulations, Imperial Censor Cheng's family lives in Huaide Ward. If you want to sue his brother, you have to go to the Chang'an County Government Office."

"I cannot accept your complaint against his family in my Wannian County Government."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Jun suddenly lowered his head.

"Pfft..."

Immediately afterwards, a muffled laugh rang out in the courtroom.